Window display form and fixture



Jan. 3, 1939. A. G. ANDERSON 2,142,547

WINDOW DISPLAY FORM AND FIXTURE Filed July 11, 1935 n, INVENTOR.

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Patented Jan. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW DISPLAY FORMAND FIXTURE Application July 11, 1935, Serial No. 30,875

9 Claims.

My invention relates to window display forms and fixtures of thecharacter and type which are placed in a window for displayingmerchandise and which form a background or scenery setting off thearticles displayed.

Heretofore it has been the practice to form this background whichsometimes ranges to a height of eight to twelve feet, of wall board orMasonite fastened onto framework formed of wood or metal. It has alsoheretofore been the practice when forming columns or curved surfaces tofasten canvas to strips of wood lath in order to obtain a flexiblematerial to form the curve or curved surface, and then to paint thecanvas, and to place designs or other characteristics directly on thecanvas. As is readily apparent, this manner of construction is extremelyexpensive since the material itself is expensive and the mode ofconstruction lengthy and tedious. This type of construction is alsoobjectionable in that each individual form must be made up and cannotreadily be changed into a different form when rearranging or redressingthe window.

Quite often it is desirable to sell a given set of forms which may berearranged in a window in different positions in order to change theappearance of the window from time to time; and for this purpose it hasbeen the custom to furnish a set of predetermined forms in the nature ofcolumns, boxes and back drops, which may be positioned with relation toeach other in different manners tobring about an attractive appearanceto the window. Due to the fact that these forms have heretofore beenmade as above described, the arrangement of the different units togetherwas somewhat limited and the number of units per set were limitedbecause of the expense of construction.

It is an object of my invention to provide display forms which areformed from a single sheet of material and which do not need the supportof wooden or metal framework in order to keep them in upright positionand within the predetermined configuration.

It is a further object of my invention to provide window display formswhich may be bent and configured into all sorts of positions and formsin order to give different effects without the necessity of providing aplurality of separate units.

Another object of my invention is to provide window display forms andfixtures made of relatively cheap material which will greatly cut downthe cost of manufacture and also the cost of sale and will make itpossible to sell a set containing a very much greater number of unitsfor dressing and decorating windows in a different manner at differentperiods.

It is a further object of my invention to provide display forms whichmay be used as a fiat back drop or may be curved to form fluted columnsor fluted wings or which may be curved to form smooth columns or wings,all without the necessity of any wooden framework or excessive amount ofdressing labor.

These and other objects of my invention which 10 will be set forthhereinafter or will be apparent to one skilled in the art upon readingthese specifications, I accomplish by that certain construction andarrangement of parts of which I shall now describe a preferredembodiment. Reference is 15 now made to the drawing which forms a parthereof and in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of my novel form in aflattened condition.

Fig. 2 is a cross section of the form shown in 20 Fig. l with a portionbent in order to bring out the flexibility of my novel form.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of a portion of my display form bent so as toshow my novel fluting.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of my novel form bent to form a smooth column,or niche.

Fig. 5 is a perspective of my novel form bent to show a fluted column.

Fig. 6 is a perspective of my novel form bent to show a corrugated backdrop or wing with fluted 3 edges.

Fig. 7 is a cross section of a modified form construction.

Briefly, my invention comprises the use of corrugated fibre board cutscored in such a manner 35 that the internal corrugations are exposed tocreate a novel decorative effect and so that the material may be bent ineither direction on the cut score so as to expose the corrugations or topresent a smooth surface.

Referring to the drawing, I provide a sheet I of corrugated fibre boardwith V or beveled score cuts 2. These score cuts 2 are of such a depththat while they cut the corrugations 3 and the outer surface 4, theyleave the inner surface or 45 back surfaces 5 intact. When my board I isin a flat plane, the corrugations 3 present a novel chain fluting as isclearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

. The corrugated board may be bent on the score 1 as is illustrated inFig. 3 to enhance the chain 5 like flutings 3 and may be formed intoclosed columns 6, Fig. 5, to present the vertical flutings asillustrated in Fig. 5. I also may cut score my material from both sidesand bend the sheet as is illustrated in Fig. 6.

From my beveled cut scorings it is apparent that my material may be bentaway from the cut scores in order to enhance the chain flutings. or onthe other hand, it may be bent inwardly and present the back surface 5in a more or less smooth condition, as is illustrated in Fig. 4.

As a. modification I may cut-score my corrugated material, as isillustrated in Fig. '7, by a single smooth out running through the outersurface 4 of the corrugated material 3, but leaving the back surface 5intact. In this condition the material is bent away as at la in Fig. 7to disclose the inner corrugations.

While I have illustrated my invention with corrugated fibre board, I donot wish to limit myself to this one material, since my invention may becarried out with the use of ordinary corrugated paper board or doublecorrugated paper or fibre board.

I also contemplate the painting of the material with a contrasting colorfor the edges and/or the surface of the inner corrugated material, inorder to present a chain fiuting of a contrasting color to the surface Iof the material itself.

It is apparent from the above description that I provide a sheet ofmaterial containing cut scores which permit the material to be bent inall sorts of different forms, either closed or opened, which will standthemselves without the necessity of wooden or metal framework. The samepiece of material may be bent into innumerable configurations eitherpresenting a chain-like fiuting or presenting a smooth surface. Thematerial may be used in its flattened condition for a back drop or itmay be desirable to use a piece of fiat unscored corrugated material fora back drop and to bevel cut-score it in order to present the chain likeflutings in different novel figures and designs.

It is obvious that although my material may be bent in order to form allmanner of columns, etc., it has a decided advantage of being mailable ina flattened condition, which greatly decreases the cost of shipping andpermits the receiver to create his own novel assembly of the differentunits.

I do not wish to limit myself to'the use of my invention for windowtrimming alone, since it is apparent that it has other uses such asstage scenery and other decorative applications.

It is to be understood that different forms of my preferred form may bemade without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A paper board suitable for use in making decorative display formscomprising a sheet of corrugated board having a flat front face, a flatback face, and corrugated material therebetween, a cut score formed insaid sheet and severing a face and at least a portion of said corrugatedmaterial, said score being transverse to the corrugations, and saidboard bent on said cut score at an angle of less than 360 degrees toexpose said corrugations and present an ornamental ap-- pearance.

2. A paper board suitable for use in making decorative displa formscomprising a sheet of corrugated board having a flat front face and aflat back face and corrugated material therebetween having at least onestraight out out score therein transverse to the direction of saidcorrugations, said cutout score severing at least a portion of thecorrugations and having a V- shaped cross section, so that the severalcorrugations are exposed to form a decorative effect.

3. A paper board suitable for use in making decorative display formscomprising a sheet of corrugated board having a flat front face and afiat back face and corrugated material therebetween, a portion of thefront face of said corrugated board cut-away, so that said corrugatedmaterial is exposed to form a decorative effect.

4. A paper board suitable for use in making decorative display formscomprising a sheet of corrugated board having a fiat front face and afiat back face and corrugated material therebetween, a portion of thefront face of said corrugated board cut-away, so that said corrugatedmaterial is exposed to contrast with the remaining front face andpresent a decorative effect, said corrugated material being coloreddifferently from the front face.

5. A paper board suitable for use in making decorative display formscomprising a sheet of corrugated board having a flat front face, a flatback face, and corrugated material therebetween, a cut score formed insaid sheet and severing a face and at least a portion of said corrugatedmaterial, said score being transverse to the corrugations, and saidboard bent on said out score at an angle of less than 360 degrees toexpose said corrugations and present an ornamental appearance.

6. A paper board suitable for use in making decorative display formscomprising a sheet of corrugated board having a flat front face and aflat back face and corrugated material therebetween having at least onestraight out out score therein transverse to the direction of saidcorrugations, said out out score severing at least a portion of thecorrugations and having a V-shaped cross section, so that the severedcorrugations are exposed to form a decorative effect.

7. A paper board suitable for use in making decorative display formscomprising a sheet of corrugated material and a facing sheet fast toeach side of the corrugated sheet, characterized by a series of parallelcuts extending through one facing sheet and thence into the corrugatedsheet so that the form may be bent in either direction, the cuts beingnumerous and closely spaced so that the form may be bent into any one ofa plurality of shapes to afford a Wide variety of decorative effects,and the cuts extending transversely of the corrugations so that the formhas rigidity when bent in either direction.

8. A paper board suitable for use in making decorative display formscomprising a sheet of corrugated material and a facing sheet fast toeach side of the corrugated sheet, characterized by a series of parallelcuts extending through one facing sheet and thence into the corrugatedsheet so that the form may be bent in either direction, the cuts beingnumerous and closely spaced so that the form may be bent into any one ofa plurality of shapes to afford a wide variet of decorative effects, andthe cuts extending transversely of the corrugations and substantiallythrough the corrugations and flaring from bottom to top so that thecorrugations are visible as waves when the sheet is flat or bent awayfrom the out side.

9. A paper board suitable for use in making decorative display formscomprising a sheet of corrugated material and a facing sheet fast toeach side of the corrugated sheet, characterized by a series of parallelflaring cuts extending through one facing sheet and thence into thecorrugated sheet so that the form may be bent in either direction, thecuts being numerous and closely spaced so that the form may be bent intoany one of a plurality of shapes to afford a wide variety of decorativeefiects, the other facing sheet being continuous in both dimensions andthe corrugated material being continuous in the direction transverse tothe corrugations between said parallel cuts so that the form hasrigidity when bent in either direction.

ALVIN G. ANDERSON.

